When I first heard the news that Harold ISD, a small school district in North Texas, decided to allow their teachers to carry guns on campus this coming school year, “that feeling” came over me which used to come over me when Ronald Reagan gave speeches on liberty and American exceptionalism. In what I can only describe as a flood of emotion approaching inexpressibility, I | Read More »

There is an excellent article by A.W.R Hawkins on Human Events today. He talks about why the Democrats are against oil, guns and free speech. It’s not a new thesis to most of us, but I liked his rugged, free American approach to the subject. Hawkins also stresses the importance of teaching the costs, meanings and benefits of freedom to our children, so that they | Read More »

Here’s hoping the trend continues. MORTON GROVE — In 1981, this quiet northern Chicago suburb made history by becoming the first municipality in the nation to ban the possession of handguns. Twenty-seven years later, Morton Grove has repealed its law, bowing to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June that affirmed homeowners’ right to keep guns for self-defense. … Wilmette, another Chicago suburb, voted to | Read More »

##*On the Second Amendment Dont Believe Obama *## NRA – ILA ·11250 Waples Mill Road · Fairfax, Virginia 22030 ·800-392-8683 Friday, June 06, 2008 The presidential primary season is finally over, and it is now time for gun owners to take a careful look at just where apparent nominee Barack Obama stands on issues related to the Second Amendment. During the primaries, Obama tried to | Read More »

Already, the Supreme Court’s Heller decision is having an impact in the Chicago area: Wilmette has repealed its gun ban. Village officials suspended enforcement of the ordinance shortly after the June 26 ruling and said it would probably not withstand legal challenges based on the court’s reasoning in the ruling, which said outright gun bans are unconstitutional… The proposed ordinance to repeal the local ban | Read More »

Now that the hubbub has died down about the Supreme Court’s finding that the 2nd Amendment means what it says (over the objections of 4 ready-for-impeachment Justices who thought it meant something it did not say), Obama may think he is off the hook on the issue. Oh yes, Obama flip-flopped on that issue, like all others. On November 20, 2007, he said D.C.’s gun | Read More »